The Chinese European Art Center (CEAC) has been invited by the Dutch Culture Centre (DCC) Shanghai Expo to organize an exhibition. The CEAC selected 24 artists from China and the Netherlands who have all been exhibiting and working in both countries. They are all strongly connected to the CEAC.
Participating artists: Kan Xuan阚萱,Lin Meiya 林美雅,Yang Jian 杨健, Liang Shuo梁硕, Yang Zhifei杨志飞, Wei Na维娜, Malenon马良, Huang Yan黄岩, Chen Chuanxi陈传熙,Chen Wenling 陈文令, Jia Zhixing贾志兴, Paul Kooiker, Charlotte Schleiffert, Sigurdur Gudmundsson, Persijn Broersen & Margit Lukács, Gerald van der Kaap, Bas Princen, Scarlett Hooft Graafland, Vroegop/Schoonveld, Sema Bekirovic, Aam Solleveld, Maartje Blans, Monique Verhoeckx, Robert van Hilst
Title of the exhibition: Dialogue 2010, Curator: Ineke Gudmundsson (Director of CEAC),
Exhibition Designer: Chen Chuanxi, Organization: CEAC and Annelie Musters,
Location: Dutch Cultural Centre Shanghai World Expo
To celebrate this special occasion there is a new book about CEAC available:
‘The Red Snowball’ (for detailed information: www.ceac99.org)
Design: Irma Boom, Languages: Chinese and English, Publisher: Hebei Press,
China / Jap Sam Books, The Netherlands
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This book is a richly illustrated document of ten years activities of the
Chinese European Art Center in Xiamen. In the 320 pages the book shows how
fruitful the China-Europe dialogue has been from the very beginning of CEAC
in 1999 till today.
Opening program May 29:
19:30 Welcome by mrs. Ineke Gudmundsson, Director CEAC
Opening speech by Mr. Zhu Chongshi, President of Xiamen University,
mr.Ton van Zeeland Consul General of the Netherlands Guangzhou.
19:45 Book launch The Red Snowball with introduction of mr. Allard Schröder,
Dutch writer and publicist
20:00 Refreshments and viewing the exhibition
21:30 End of program
A great number of the participating artists from China and the Netherlands
will be present at the opening.
In cooperation with CEAC, Eastlink Gallery www.eastlinkgallery.cn
will exhibit one of the artist participating in Dialogue 2010.
Opening June 3 – 2010.
Supplementary CEAC program May 30:
Lecture about architecture and urbanism – by the Dutch architect
Raoul Bunschoten director of Chora. www.chora.org
Bilingual sculpture – by the Icelandic/Dutch artist Sigurdur Gudmundsson.
About my art: a lecture by the Shanghai artist Maleonn.
Location: The theatre of the Dutch Cultural Centre Shanghai World Expo
800Show (Building 1), no. 800 Changde Lu, Jing’an District, Shanghai
Program:
15:30 Bilingual sculpture, Sigurdur Gudmundsson
15:50 Architecture and urbanism. Raoul Bunschoten
16:50 My artworks, Maleonn
The CEAC wishes to thank the Mondriaan Foundation (NL) for its great support and confidence
Netherlands China Arts Foundation (NL) for its valued help
Xiamen University (China) for its trust and participation
AMPEK (NL) for its enthusiastic support
Foundation the Gijzelaar Hintzen Fund (NL) for its contribution to the printing process
Fonds BKVB (NL) for selecting this book as a pilot project
The Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Guangzhou for their support
The CEAC is grateful to the authors who generously contributed their articles to the book
and to all the gracious persons who displayed their commitment and dedication to this publication
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